Poly's Ores
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.16. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
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This mod adds new ores that generate only in specific biomes. Those ores allow you to craft tools, supertools, weapons and large weapons that have potion effects or special features. These ores are stronger and rarest than diamond.
This was initially intended for the Extended Caves mod :
https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/extended-caves
Features :
- Blazing set :
Blazing ores give you blazing gems and can be found in deserts. Blazing items inflict fire for a variable duration depending on the tool / sword tier.
- Frosted set :
Frosted ores give you frosted gems and can be found in every snowy / icy biomes. Frosted items inflict slowness from level I to III for a variable duration.
- Toxic set :
Toxic ores give you toxic gems and can be found in swamps. Toxic items inflict poison from level I to III for a variable duration.
- Gravite set :
Gravite ores give you gravite gems and can be found below the see level in mountains. Gravite items have a launch effect which is a combination of the knockback enchant and the golem throwing ability.
- Levite set :
Levite ores give you levite gems and can be found above the see level in mountains. Levite items inflict levitation from level I to III for a variable duration.
- Holy set :
Holy ores give you holy gems and can be found in sunflower plains and flower forest. Holy items deal more damage to skeletons, zombies and creepers. It's 1 and a half heart per level and adds 30 seconds of weakness.
- Obscure set :
Obscure ores give you obscure gems and can be found in dark forests. Obscure items inflict the effect obscurity for a variable duration. Obscurity inflicts weakness, wither and blindness.
- Forbidden set :
Forbidden items have a special texture and are huge. You will need forbidden matter to craft them. Forbidden matter is crafted with all the different ores combined. Forbidden items are extremely powerful and inflict the effect Death. This power inflicts all the effects of the other sets at once. All of those effects are level I (except slowness IV) and last for 30 seconds.
- Supertools :
Each set has a shovpick (combination of a pickaxe and a shovel).
- Large weapons :
Each set has a large weapon(inflict high damage and have the highest effect duration).
Config file :
You can disable the generation in the "polyores_config" file and adjust ore generation. Be sure to restart Minecraft for an effective config !
Usage :
You can use this mod in your modpack but you should credit. Do not re-host this mod without asking me.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.16.1, 1.16
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as polyores-2.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 334 KB
- Download link checked 14 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.




